Promoting the Right People

After David defeated Goliath, King Saul catapulted him into a senior leadership position in his army (1 Sam. 18:5). As leaders, it’s important that we recognize and steward the talent represented on our teams. David’s promotion was immensely popular with the people and other army officers. The peoples’ goodwill probably spilled over to Saul as the one behind David’s promotion. At the beginning of Saul’s reign, he seemed to be able to make good leadership decisions. In this case, he promoted the right person into a significant leadership position. This was good for David, Saul and the people.